Maria Helena A. Benvenutti, Nathalie Cenac and John F. Nixon
The phosphaalkyne complex
[Pt(dppe)(η2-ButCP)] undergoes ready
hydrozirconation with
[ZrHCl(η5-C5H5)2] to give
the metallaphosphaalkene complex
[Pt(dppe){η2-ButCH
PZrCl(η
5-C5H5)2}] which is a
useful precursor for the synthesis of η2-phosphaalkene
complexes.